http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. By virtue of having survived, all animals-from flies to man-share a common expertise. All can distinguish times of plenty from famine and adjust their metabolism or behavior accordingly. Failure to do so signals either extinction or disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-evolutionary-fat-metabolism-pathways.html Medical research Thu, 12 May 2011 12:29:48 EST news224422164 A uniquely collaborative study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies uncovered a novel mechanism that turns up glucose production in the liver when blood sugar levels drop, pointing towards a new class of drugs for the treatment of metabolic disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-fasting-pathway-class-diabetes-drugs.html Medical research Thu, 12 May 2011 12:25:32 EST news224421912 For South Asians, time spent sitting down is a risk factor for diabetes which is not counteracted by time spent exercising or decreased waist size. These are the findings of a new study funded by the National Prevention Research Initiative (NPRI), which is led by the Medical Research Council. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-diabetes-south-asians-waist-size.html Health Tue, 10 May 2011 12:42:33 EST news224250135